Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America
Title | Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Phillips |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781554076512 |
A guidebook to 1,000 specimens of mushrooms, photographed to show the cap, stem, gills, spines and a cross section, usually in various stages of growth.
Mushrooms of North America
Title | Mushrooms of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Orson K. Miller |
Publisher | Dutton Adult |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Agaricales |
ISBN | 9780525161660 |
Mushrooms of Northeastern North America
Title | Mushrooms of Northeastern North America PDF eBook |
Author | Alan E. Bessette |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | 604 |
Release | 1997-09-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780815603887 |
This volume covers territory of tremendous mycological diversity ranging from the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic States, the Midwest through the Plains States, and the Upper South to the provinces of Central and Eastern Canada. The 1500-some mushroom species are arranged in major groups based on similarities in their appearance. A superb section of detailed color photographs accompany each major mushroom group. Includes an introduction to mycology and appendices discussing mycophagy, microscopic examination of mushrooms, chemical reagents and mushroom ID, and classification. Paper edition (unseen), $45.00. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Mushrooms of North America in Color
Title | Mushrooms of North America in Color PDF eBook |
Author | Alan E. Bessette |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | 190 |
Release | 1995-08-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780815626664 |
This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. The book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics. The book is written for the amateur and professional mycologist alike. Anyone, however, who is interested in collecting mushrooms will find it a valuable contribution to the field.
Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America
Title | Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America PDF eBook |
Author | R. Michael Davis |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 473 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0520271084 |
Amateur mushroom collectors and mycologists alike will find over 300 species of the region's most distinctive and ecologically important mushrooms profiled in this comprehensive field guide.
A Field Guide to Mushrooms
Title | A Field Guide to Mushrooms PDF eBook |
Author | Kent H. McKnight |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 564 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780395910900 |
Identifies over one thousand species with detailed descriptions and illustrations.
North American Boletes
Title | North American Boletes PDF eBook |
Author | Alan E. Bessette |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | 424 |
Release | 2000-04-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780815605881 |
North American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors consider the symbiotic relationship boletes share with higher plants and trees, their geographical distribution, and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions of the boletes; they also describe several new species. The book’s unique combination of aesthetically appealing and scientifically accurate color photographs coupled with extensive descriptions makes it a standard reference work for bolete identification in North America. Special Features of the Book include: More than 450 color photographs illustrating more than 300 species Descriptions with accurate, updated nomenclature and a comments section that includes information on look-alike species and field observations Easy-to-follow keys constructed for both eastern and western North America that emphasize macroscopic features Nontechnical language and a glossary that make it an indispensable guide for professional as well as amateur mycologists Information on collecting, cooking, and preserving boletes